HOV

abbreviation for

1. high-occupancy vehicle: a car or other vehicle carrying a required minimum number of passengers, usually two.

Word History and Origins

Origin of HOV¹

1990–95

Example Sentences

Young’s recent issues began on Sept. 12, when he got into an argument with a motorist in the HOV lane on the 405 Freeway, records show.

From Los Angeles Times

This is a long-standing struggle in the Southland, where Joan Didion once called HOV lanes on the freeways “a foray into bureaucratic terrorism.”

From Slate

In Paris, pedestrian plazas and HOV lanes established for the Games have since been made permanent.

From Slate

They took the next off-ramp and circled back, slowing to about 30 mph in the HOV lane with the car’s hazard lights on.

From Los Angeles Times

Last summer, the Brooklyn Public Library honored him with “The Book of HOV,” a multimedia exhibit showcasing unseen photos, archived artifacts and some of his original masters.

From Los Angeles Times